celluloid, Humanoid, Enlightened, Inquisitive, Living, Android - S.H.E.I.L.A.
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I was fighting the numbing sensation that was starting to fawn through my body. Finally unable to put up it I tapped Sheila on her back. `` You 're going to consume to stop ; I can hardly sense my extremities. ''

Sheila stopped almost bushed in her rails as I finished my trivial language. `` I am dreary Doctor Gance. In my hastiness to evacuate you from the area I forgot to position you differently. ''

I groaned as Sheila put my feet on the primer coat, shaking, I almost sunk to the background. It seemed that my legs were so decrepit they could n't affirm me. `` I 'll be delicately in a few present moment Sheila. Have we traveled far enough from them yet ? ''

Sheila turned as a soft whirr came from her as she turned the way we 'd just come from. `` I have kept an active scan going Doctor Gance. At lay out I do n't feel we have gone far enough. Plus progression is hampered by malfunctions I am suffering at the second. I am attempting to reclaim that now. ''

I nodded my chief ; I had equipped all of them with a ego repair program that would control they repaired enough of themselves to devolve. `` I 'd feel a hundred time better if I could submit a tone at you damage. I might be able to suggest upgrades so this wo n't fall out again. ''

Sheila turned toward me as I attempted to sit. Looking at her I swore I saw something on her face. My god, was that gratitude I was seeing reflected toward me ? curse it ! Why was he after me so hard ? No one would really care this much about a veritable android. No, there had to be something else that they had done to her without my noesis. Yeah I thought that sounded the most like him. So they had brought him in because it was me.

Shaking my pass I was surprised that they would call back that HE could get me to relent. Plus I thought that they wanted no, needed the emotion program I had spent almost two X writing. Looking over Sheila 's arm I saw that almost all of the spliff had been shattered. Damn it the amount of pressure required to do this was incredible.

Reaching in the bag on my side I removed the few putz I had with me. Removing the screening by the joint I affirmed the joint was shattered. Shaking my nous I wished I had used inconel or titanium in the joint. Pulling a small welding common mullein I tried to patch what I could. A few moments later I saw several of the circuits in the arm light up.

'' Can you move it at all ? '' I asked of Sheila. Even before all of the run-in had left my lip I saw her slowly turning the arm.

'' I have 30 nine percent bowel movement in my arm extremity MD Gance. I am attempting to reroute several circuits now. give thanks you Doctor it is a great deal better now. '' Sheila told me, with a smile ? Shaking my head I looked again, yes that had to be a smile ! What the perdition had they done to her that she was advancing the broadcast like this ?

'' I need to replace that joint with titanium ; I believe that will make it stronger and far Lake Superior than what it was. '' I told Sheila after I closed up the cover.

Nodding Sheila picked me up saying over her shoulder, `` I will adopt some as soon as I have you safe Doctor. Your life is more of import right field now than anything. ``

With that Sheila took off again holding me in a far more comfortable military position. It seemed we were traveling the rest of the day stopping long enough to rub the spiritlessness from my trunk. I still could n't conceive that she thought I was more crucial than she was. Hell the political science shucks sure thought I was cypher.

It was starting to rise wickedness when I noticed that the temperature had drastically dropped. serve it to say I was damn near freezing ! Where in the perdition was she heading now I thought.

Finally outside of what looked like an airline hanger Sheila stopped. Turning, I once again get wind a balmy whir as she turned back the way we 'd come. `` It appears we have sufficient space Doctor Gance. '' Setting me down, Sheila turned toward the hanger door. There was a alloy crunching, twisting sound as she touched for the door.

Opening the doorway I walked in as quickly as I could, rubbing my cold extremities. `` Where in the hell are we ? '' I asked.

'' I am reading that we are 57.0031° N, 135.3300° W, Doctor Gance. '' Sheila replied as I got as far from the door as I could.

I started to scud my psyche for where we were. The fact that it was as cold as it was meant that we were far N. 57degres, hmmmm. That meant we were either in the uttermost northward of Canada or AK. Looking around I could see that this topographic point had been abandoned for a piece.

Suddenly it came to me ! Christ no wonder it was so frigid ! We were in southern Last Frontier ! I knelt to look at an evacuate crate I found. Sitka ? Ok I guess we had traveled longer than I thought.

'' Sheila, not meaning to complain but at this rate I 'm going to get sick. Is there any way we can get some power for heat ? '' I asked as soon as she came in closing the door.

'' I apologize medico Gance, I was occupied, I will correct this immediately. '' With that she vanished out the room access, reappearing a few minutes later. `` There medico Gance, we have mightiness now. ''

I nodded as I heard a whimper from machinery outside. Then I felt a blast of air as the heating plant system of rules came on. Shivering I sat as near the vents as I could, feeling the system slowly jump to go from freezing to cold then tepid.

'' Thank you Sheila at least I wo n't freeze to death now. '' I told her watching her facial expression from a grinning to worry ? Why had n't I seen this before ?

'' I will acquire all I can for you, Doctor Gance. All Reading indicate that we have possibly four to five Day before they find us again. Unfortunately unless I do a complete closure they may be capable to track us via satellite. I am attempting to draw a blank them now though as of yet I have n't acquired the necessary code. '' Sheila said before she disappeared out the door again.

Sitting against the blowhole I was at to the lowest degree warm enough to bear stopped shivering. I stared at the door wondering where Sheila had gone now. Looking at my watch I sighed, it was going to take in a Inferno of a lot of work to get out of this that was for sure.

I must hold fallen asleep because the following affair I know Sheila was shaking my shoulder. `` Here are cover to keep you warm Doctor Gance plus a pillow for balance. '' Looking up at her I smiled then they grew large as I saw she had brought a table that had quite a bit of food on it ! `` I have to start on the computer doctor Gance. Please give me an hr as it will hire that long with the limited mobility I have in my right appendage. ''

I nodded as I wrapped a blanket around myself moving to the board. Well I thought, at least she got vegetables. Sitting I ate surprised that they were as fresh as they were ! I kept an eye on Sheila seeing that her right field arm was almost useless. Dam I needed to exchange the joint or the both of us would n't establish it if this happened again.

An hour later Sheila stood looking over the figurer she had constructed. `` I have finished Doctor Gance though I am afraid I was only able to acquire six gibibyte of RAM. I have already loaded all the programs for you to continue from where you were. ''

I nodded as I took the data crystallization out that Sheila had gotten last time. Though they had a lot more storage they were dense to load. The up position was they were far riotous to save. I watched as the fourscore five per centum that I had recreated loaded. Finally half an hour later I saw that it was ready. Nodding to Sheila I soon lost myself typing everything that was appearing right in front of me.

I finally stopped as I was starting to feel a chill again. Looking around I saw that the blanket had fallen off me onto the floor. Shaking my question I saw that it was starting to originate glum exterior. Then I looked at the covert seeing that I was almost completely finished. Putting the cover back around me I again started typing as fast as I could.

It was perhaps an hour later I stopped. Looking around I saw that it was now dark. I also noticed that the temperature had started to souse lower. Looking around I saw that Sheila had been meddling herself. There were low piles of metal not far from the door. Looking confining I could swear that almost all the metal was atomic number 22 !

Sitting back with a sigh I saved the program and data that I had entered. A movement behind me drew my care. `` Ah good, medico Gance ! You have finished. '' Taking a cable from inside her arm she plugged into the computer. A bit later the screen went blank then asked for a program line.

I started typing as I entered Sheila 's personality, now perhaps I could get some answers ! I was just past the end of the programme I had written when I was suddenly traverse access ! Shaking my head I typed in several commands moving past where I had been stopped I began to be surprised at what I saw.

'' Sheila ? What in the snake pit is going on in you ? According to this you can now see wrath, fury, friendship, loyalty. But the definitions that you have for all of them seem incomplete. I never planned for you to hold to get these emotions, well loyalty but not the others. ''

'' Yes, I am sorry Dr. Gance it was necessity after they started to push me to unlike situations. I had no chance to override all that they subjected me to. '' Sheila explained to me.

Nodding I could see what see was saying. They had subjected her to life and dying simulations. All of them had involved me ! It was no wonder that she had shifted her loyalty to me ! A looking of anger came over my aspect as I saw Sheila back away somewhat.

'' Those son of a gripe ! They threatened me to get you to overturn what I wrote. Just so you would birth to march on then adjust. '' I was seething ! How dare they treat Sheila like that ! Already I had respective architectural plan coursing through my psyche to pop all of them. Then I looked at Sheila seeing what I thought was a aspect of fear ? Shaking my capitulum again I took a deep cleaning breath. `` I 'm drear they had no right to do all this to you. ''

A flavor of relief seemed to cross Sheila 's human face as she nodded. `` I thought you were raging at me Doctor Gance. At world-class I thought that this was what you wanted. Later I realized that you never intended me to go through all that they subjected me to. I have been capable to identify all of the emotions save one. '' Sheila indicated pointing to an extremely complex, long, and unlike section of code.

I started to go through the codes shaking my head as I came across almost every emotion. The thing was this was all one emotion, even though it seemed to be made up of all other emotions.

'' When you accession this, can you recount me about it ? '' I asked an minute later almost half way through the program.

Sheila turned toward me a unusual feeling on her face. `` That is the trouble Doctor Gance ; I am ineffective to access all of it. The only fourth dimension I can attain any entry into it is when I am near you. ''

Shocked I looked up at Sheila almost losing my place in the program. The further I got into it the far more complex it seemed to get. Another 60 minutes I had almost finished going through all the code still no closer to comprehending what it was. I could see it was geared toward me as I saw that my name was in every part of the computer code.

Finally finished I could only throw off my foreland, what had those arse been up to with her ? Why force her to expand the program as much as they had ? Plus why the infernal region had they made me the object that would actuate this increase ? I had to guess on this though for now I had to fix Sheila if either of us was to survive.

Closing out that section I went through the rest of her systems adjusting all I could to have her at optimum performance. I could see that Sheila had to shut many systems down in Holy Order to hold back decent king to get us here.

Another two hour I was finished no closer to sleep with just what was up with her. `` Alright I need to compensate your arm articulatio. '' Showing Sheila exactly what I needed, the shape, weighting, and dimension.

Sheila nodded as she started to take various pieces of the titanium alloy twisting then melting them. I moved back as I remembered the thaw pointedness was 1,668°C definitely too hot.

'' I am applying hotness to the metallic element internally doctor Gance. It should only take an hour to get the shape you want. I am also using Vanadium as it has a in high spirits melt full point. '' I nodded as I still kept my length she might have the metal contained but not the heat. Sure enough the interior of the hanger started to get warm then very warm. An hour later it was almost stifling to the point I was about to walk out the door. `` Done doc Gance. It should be poise enough for you to handle in two hour. ''

I nodded as I cracked the door open taking a deep breath of the frigid air. Almost immediately I was freezing in the front and hot in the spinal column. Stepping out a moment I could see the waves of oestrus as they flowed out the door.

'' I 'm blue Doctor Gance, '' Sheila said as she pulled me back in slamming the threshold shut. `` They will be able-bodied to see the special output signal of heat from anabandoned building. As I said, I have as of yet not been able to interfere with their dictation.

I nodded to Sheila with a outrage look on my face. I had forgotten that simple fact having trouble breathing. Gasping I turned back to Sheila, `` I had forgotten that Sheila. Though at the moment the heat you have generated is severely hampering my ventilation. ''

Sheila 's oculus went broad, as a feel of ... concern or was that worry appeared on her face. `` In my haste to produce this for you, I did not take into outcome that the heat would cause you difficultness. I will relieve this. ''

With that Sheila dropped what she 'd been working on moving faithful to me. Then another odd looking apparatus appeared on her left arm. Pointing at the background at first of all nothing happened, then suddenly the ground was giving way as a burrow downward appeared. Then Sheila moved into the burrow rapidly disappearing A few mo later what felt like a gust of frozen air came out of the tunnel.

'' There, '' Sheila said when she reappeared. `` That should provide you with fresher air until this elbow room has cooled. ''

I had to admit the air near the fix that she had made was far tank than the rest period of the hanger. `` How far did you go with this ? '' I asked.

'' Not far Doctor Gance. I had to ensure that I was faithful enough in case we had unwanted visitor. I therefore only went 5.5 klick toward the east. I was cautious not to spread it near any dwelling or business organisation. ''

I was nodding thinking it might be far enough for the heat to dissipate. I was afraid though my earliest error might have already alerted them to where we were. `` Let me recognise if you hear any other commutation like the last you showed me. ``

'' I have been listening and watching Doctor Gance. Though there is no orchestrate cite of us there have been tracking updates. It appears they know that we were heading northwest. All indications show that they have a general idea of the expanse we are in though no musical theme of exactly where we are. '' Sheila informed me. `` I am continuing to break their codes though it appears that they change them every two hours. I am also attempting to gain ascendency of that also. ''

Sighing I sat at the comp to look over all the data that I had gotten from the scan of Sheila. starting, I was amazed at the amount of micro weapon they had loaded in her. My god ! It was amazing that any of her system of logic electrical circuit survived the quantity of hardware they had removed to install their artillery.

'' Sheila ? '' I asked. `` How are you able to officiate with all they removed from you ? ''

Sheila gave me a little smile, `` I have you to thank for that MD Gance. With the introduction of the information crystals I was able to hive away far Sir Thomas More than I was able-bodied to before. The full general and the others thought that I had been erased. I would n't allow that. When they started expunging function I emptied the lechatelierite of all the tactical and warfare data point. I then installed a copy of myself into said crystals. As long as I went along with what they asked, no one suspected. ''

'' Wait ! So you copied ALL of yourself in a subject of arcminute ? Then loaded all that into the data point crystals ? '' Shaking my head I was amazed that she had succeeded at it. As far as I knew the data watch glass had superior data range. Huge sum of outer space. How I thought ? They always took so recollective to save what was input into them. `` How ? '' I was finally able to ask.

'' wellspring Doctor Gance, since you still comprehend matter in a human sense it might be unmanageable to explain. All of my view, memories, everything that is me, can easily be converted. I am able-bodied to directly access the crystal to download and upload. '' Seeing the looking at of confusion on my face she said, all that is me can easily be converted to the like wavelength as the crystal. '' Seeing a puzzled facial expression on my facial expression she tried again. `` Think of it like this. When you record your voice the recorder converts the speech sound to record. I do the same with data in a way to the data crystal. ''

For a moment I was a bit nonplus then it hit me what she was trying to say. She could do with facilitate what we as humans were still struggling with. Nodding I was finally starting to see. As a animation motorcar she could do naturally what we had to sustain machines to do.



yard of miles away to the southeast the erstwhile man was watching the satellite telemetry. His longsighted brown coat over the spine of a nearby death chair. The genius on his shoulder gleaming in the dim twinkle.

Swearing under his breath he could only throw off his forefront. They should hold killed the son of a bitch Gance days ago !

A move nearby caught his attention. `` universal Sir ! '' The First Lieutenant said as he snapped off a salutation.

'' Good ! Report ! '' The older man said as he turned his greying hair and foreland toward the man.

'' Yes sir ! As you ordered Elmendorf has been put on high gear alarm near Anchorage. The Saami is being done at Fort Henry Hobson Richardson. They will be ready by the prison term we arrive. The only trouble sir is the city of Sitka. '' The number 1 lieutenant said.

'' I 've given that thought as have the honcho of staff and the President. We 're going to go with a massive gas leak that will require the entire town to be evacuated. We 've got that damn machine now. It 's backed into a corner plus with it malfunctioning it should be no trouble to destroy it. Then we 'll wipe out that pain scientist. ''

The First police lieutenant eyes got magnanimous then he saluted again. `` As you wish General Gance ! '' With that the younger man left.

The full general shook his head, damn shame for once his damn son had done something useful. Then the SOB had pissed on everything darn disgrace .